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Microsoft Bing Performed Strongly in Second Week, Says comScore
Written on 21 Jun, 2009 at 13:39 in Featured, Technology | viewed 281 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, continued to gain market share in the U.S. market during its second week of release, according to research firm comScore. During that period, which extended from June 8-12, Microsoft’s share of search result pages in the U.S. increased 12.1 percent, also increasing by 3 percentage points from the week before Bing’s June 1 release. In addition to traditional “page of hyperlinks” search, Bing also offers subject categories such as “Images” and “Shopping” that allow for a more specific drilling-down by users. Full Story : eWeek.com….
Bing Bounces High in Early Search-Ranking Results
Written on 10 Jun, 2009 at 14:56 in Featured, Technology | viewed 341 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
According to comScore’s preliminary study, Microsoft’s latest effort to dethrone Google in the search-engine wars is posting gains. The results show substantial improvement in Microsoft’s position in the search market in the days following Bing’s launch. Microsoft increased its average daily penetration among U.S. searchers from 13.8 percent during the period of May 26-30 to 15.5 percent during the period of June 2-6, according to comScore. The research firm concluded this is an indication that the search engine is reaching more people than before. Microsoft’s share of search-result pages in the U.S., a proxy for overall search intensity, increased from 9.1 percent to 11.1 percent during the same time frame. Full Story : Yahoo….
MicroSoft’s New Search Engine Puts Porn in Motion
Written on 3 Jun, 2009 at 11:56 in Featured, Technology | viewed 588 views times and users have made 2 comments so far
Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine, went live in the U.S. this weekend, aiming to challenge and possibly unseat industry titan Google. But bloggers and Internet safety experts quickly discovered that one of Bing’s “features” is that it takes only a few clicks for anyone — of any age — to view explicit pornographic videos without even leaving the search engine. Bing includes an “autoplay” tool that lets users preview videos simply by hovering a mouse over them. That asset may become a liability, because users can get a taste of porn videos on Bing instead of having to go to a smutty Web site — an innovation other search engines have yet to offer. Full Story : Foxnews.com…..